Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department have arrested an unidentified European of Arab origin for money laundering. The arrest came following confidential information that the man was attempting to make his black money white by opening a bank account with the help of a bank employee.

During interrogation the man admitted to the charge and said the money was smuggled in to the country from an African country. It has been reported when police acting on a tip-off raided his apartment in Salmiya they found with him various currencies in different denomination worth KD 150,000. The suspect has given police the name of his accomplice who is expected to be summoned for interrogation.